Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
Asia
Egypt
Types
Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Pterocarya stenoptera
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
310
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Mixed deciduous forest
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
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Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Caucasian wingnut, Caucasian walnut
Lettuce
In Hindi
wingnut
सलाद
In German
wingnut
Salat
In French
wingnut
Salade
In Spanish
wingnut
Lechuga
In Greek
wingnut
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
wingnut
Alface
In Polish
Wingnut
Sałata
In Latin
wingnut
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Asterales
Family
Juglandaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pterocarya
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Juglandeae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Juglandoideae
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Number of Species
6100
1
27800
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